Question: So Cliff wasn’t driving when you left Portland?Answer: Not at all.Question: Did you have other options for rides home, or …?Answer: Not at all.Question: Did you lose an option, or …?Answer: Not at all.Question: You ever been subject to a drug test while you’ve been here?Answer: (Pause.) Not at all.Question: So you didn’t smoke that night in the car?Answer: Not at all. (Pause.) Thank you.

Thomas threw for 30 touchdowns as a first-year starter.

The Oregonian noted that Thomas was also a passenger when former quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was pulled over in Springfield in 2010 and cited for marijuana possession and driving on a suspended license. He was also in the car in 2008 when linebacker Eddie Pleasant was involved in a racing accident in Springfield that sent two teammates to the hospital.